Oil prices fell. The price of gas? Not so much.

West Texas Intermediate is back below $100 per barrel. Average gasoline prices in the U.S. are down too, from $4.33 a gallon to … $4.32. So what gives? Today, we’ll dig into the disconnect between crude oil and gasoline and why the price spike hasn’t juiced electric vehicle sales. Plus: How global markets could respond to a Russian debt default and what the life of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh teaches us about happiness and success.

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